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312 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1979

"The Adventures of Cipollino"
The vegetables expose all the social injustice a child ever needs to know about. Most of my political convictions are still a direct result of this book, in which the aristocrats are sour like Prince Lemon, the ruling elites are bloated and ruthless like Sir Tomato, and telling the truth means being pungent like an onion—resulting in either prison or making everyone around you weep.
"Gelsomino in the Country of Liars"
As for Gelsomino, even today he remains such a sharp unmasker of dictatorship and deceit that the book's simple yet powerful message hasn't aged a single day.